Accountants and Auditors Salary in Charleston-North Charleston, SC
Median annual salary
$79,350
-5% vs US median ($83,680)
Worth after local cost of living
$65,201
cost index 121.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Charleston-North Charleston, SC
| 10th percentile | $54,040 |
| 25th percentile | $65,380 |
| Median (50th) | $79,350 |
| 75th percentile | $104,460 |
| 90th percentile | $138,620 |
| Mean | $91,850 |
| Employed in metro | 2,600 |
A Accountants and Auditors in Charleston-North Charleston, SC earns a median of $79,350 per year. That is 5% below the national median of $83,680 for this occupation. Because Charleston-North Charleston, SC has a cost index of 121.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $65,201 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $85,254, median gross rent $1,605/mo, and the median home value $377,500. See the full Charleston-North Charleston, SC cost-of-living profile.